Frank wrote:
> Audio CD's were supposed to be the death of vinyl, but vinyl is still kicking around
>(yes, it can be hard to find, but it's
> out there). In fact, there is more vinyl available now than there was 5 to 10 years
>ago. There are few if any budget
> turntables around these days, but the high-end market is thriving. Linn Sondek,
>Sota and Oracle (to name a few) are still
> around, and despite their high prices, are selling lots of product.
>
> I suspect that digital will mean the death of popular consumption of film, but I
>also suspect that their will always be a
> "specialty niche" of film users. What I fear (if vinyl records are any example) is
>that the diminished production of film
> will mean a much smaller selection of film available, along with much higher prices.
The comparison with the introduction of the CD is relevant in this discussion. By the
end of the 80's the major record companies, like Polygram and Columbia, stopped
pressing vinyl records. This in spite that cd had only around 50% of the market. This
was done to force the consumer into the more profitable CD medium. Considering the
fact that all the major film companies have interest in the digital field, the same
can happen regarding film vs. digital. When digital reaches a certain point the film
companies may figure out that they will make more money by discontinue film, or
increase the price significantly, thereby forcing the consumer into the more
profitable digital. I'm not saying this is bound to happen, but it is a likely
scenario.
Pål
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